190 Sti Caitanya-caritamrta {[Madhya-lila, Ch. 13
TRANSLATION
‘The inhabitants of Vendavana do not want You dressed like a prince, nor
do they want You to associate with great warriors in a different country. They
cannot leave the land of Vrndavana, and without Your presence, they are all
dying. What is their condition to be?
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tumi—vrajera jivana, vraja-rajera prana-dhana,
tumi vrajera sakala sampad
krpardra tomara mana, asi’ jiydo vraja-jana,
vraje udaya karao nija-pada
SYNONYMS
tumi—You; vrajera jivana—the life and soul of Vrndavana; vraja-rajera—and of
the King of Vraja, Nanda Maharaja; prana-dhana—the only life; tumi—You; vra-
jera—of Vrndavana; sakala sampad—all opulence; krpa-ardra—melting with
kindness; tomara mana—Your mind; asi’—coming; jiyao—give life; vraja-jana—
to all the inhabitants of Vrndavana; vraje—in Vrndavana; udaya karaéo —cause to
appear; nija-pada— Your lotus feet.
TRANSLATION
““‘My dear Krsna, You are the life and soul of Vrndavana-dhama. You are es-
pecially the life of Nanda Maharaja. You are the only opulence in the land of
Vrndavana, and You are very merciful. Please come and let them all live.
Kindly keep Your lotus feet again in Vrndavana.’
PURPORT
Srimati Radharani did not express Her personal unhappiness at being separated
from Krsna. She wanted to evoke Krsna’s feelings for the condition of all others in
Vrndavana-dhama—mother Yasoda, Maharaja Nanda, the cowherd boys, the
gopis, the birds and bees on the banks of the Yamuna, the water of the Yamuna,
the trees, forests and all other paraphernalia associated with Krsna before He left
Vrndavana for Mathura. These feelings of Srimati Radharani were manifested by
Si Caitanya Mahdaprabhu, and therefore He invited Lord Jagannatha, Krsna, to
